If an individual is significantly impaired and is not able to work due to Rheumatoid Arthritis then the individual is entitled to receive Social Security Disability benefits. Favorable decision depends on furnishing detailed medical records detailing the disease and the impairments along with laboratory d...
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Work disability in rheumatoid arthritis: differences in patients with early disease in finland and the United StatesTuulikki Sokka
How is rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed? Diagnosis of RA is not always easy, since initial symptoms may be subtle and occur gradually, and early stage RA shares a number of symptoms with other musculoskeletal diseases There is also no one clear way to diagnose RA, so the physician has to rely...
Rheumatoid arthritis; Outcome; Disability; Dissatisfaction; Psychological Abstract Objectives. To investigate dissatisfaction with function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [RA], and to see if dissatisfaction can be adequately explained by level of function. Methods. Fifty patients with RA were assessed...
(1996). Daily activities in women with rheumatoid arthritis. Aspects of patient education, assistive devices and methods for disability and impairment ... U. Nordenskioüld - 《Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy》 被引量: 3发表: 1996年 Questionnaire to evaluate the effects of assistive dev...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the joints and, in severe cases, vital organs. Marked by pain, fatigue, and loss of dexterity and mobility, RA has been strongly associated with work disability in the US. In previous studies of patients with advanced RA, ...
Article: Work disability among women with rheumatoid arthritis. The relative importance of disease, social, work, and family factors
The impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on medical expenditures, absenteeism from work, and the use of short-term disability (STD) benefits The impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on medical expenditures, absenteeism from work, and the use of short-term disability (STD) benefits... RJ Ozminko...
Ozminkowski R, Burton WN, Goetzel RZ, MacLean R, Wang S: The impact of rheumatoid arthritis arthritis on medical expenditures, absenteeism, and short-term disability benefits. J Occup Environ Med 2006, 48: 135–148. 10.1097/01.jom.0000194161.12923.52 Article PubMed Google Scholar van Jaarsvel...